Choose a specific type of crime. Investigate who are the victims of this crime, how prevalent is this crime, what are the causes of this crime, in what ways do victims contribute to the crime, methods of prevention, resources available to assist victims of this crime, and the student’s opinion of any needed changes in resources, laws, sentencing, etc. related to this crime.

Type of crime

For this paper, you will choose a specific type of crime (such as identity theft, domestic violence, rape, sexual harassment, etc.). You will then investigate (a) who are the victims of this crime, (b) how prevalent is this crime, (c) what are the causes of this crime, (d) in what ways do victims contribute to the crime, (e) methods of prevention, (f) resources available to assist victims of this crime, and (g) the student’s opinion of any needed changes in resources, laws, sentencing, etc. related to this crime.

Be sure that you turn in your topic for approval in Week One. If your topic has not been approved prior to you turning in your final paper, there will be a five-point deduction off of the final paper.

The report should be at least 8-10 pages (not including the Title page and Reference page), typed in Microsoft Word, using 12-point font in Times New Roman font, in APA format. Please ensure that you utilize sources that are not only relevant to your material, but that are also verified as credible, at least one must be a peer reviewed resource. Be careful of what you find on the internet as not all sources are credible (this includes Google Scholar).